Bill Whaley
| Bill Whaley | |
|---|---|
Indianapolis, Indiana | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 18, 1923, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 6, 1923, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .240 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| Teams | |
William Carl Whaley (February 10, 1896 – March 3, 1943)[1] was a Major League Baseball player. He played in the outfield and was 5 foot 11 and 178 pounds.
Career
Whaley's Major League debut was on April 16, 1923. He played just one season in the league, as a member of the
Early life
William "Bill" Carl Whaley was born 10 February 1896 in
Indianapolis, Indiana
. His mother was Anna Schissel (1874-1936). She married Frank Walter Whaley (1869-1955) 27 October 1900 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The family story was that Elias Whaley, Frank's father, went to Indianapolis from California and broke up the marriage and brought Frank back to California and that this was not Frank Walter Whaley's son however Bill took the surname of Whaley.
Family
Bill married Miss Jessie Graves 3 November 1925 in
Indianapolis, Indiana
.
References
- ^ "Bill Whaley Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ "Bill Whaley Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Crown Hill Cemetery [1]
.jpg){kind=small}   | This biographical article relating to an American baseball outfielder born in the 1890s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |